The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-22
ABOUT WOMEN.

II is said that 1000 women own and
manage farms in Iowa.
Seven American girls are studying al
Cambridge University, Ecgland. at Newn-
ham College -Four are graduates OF Vas
sar, Smith, and Wellesley.
Miss Proctor, of Oregon, who is only
| seventeen, has killed seven bears this win
ter, and sold their pelts for the benefit Of
the missionaries in Africa.
Eighty young women at Wellesley, one
hundred at Oberlin, and more than Two
hundred in other colleges are said to he
preparing TO go as missionaries
The National College for Deaf MITES, at
Washington, is to be Upened 10 women.
DR.. Galaudet,the President, gives his own
residence Tor their accommodation
Miss Susan L. Hall has been appointed
by Judge Knapp clerk OF the court at
Great Falls, n Ii, She is the first woman
ia New Hampshire to hold such position.
She is young but comes of Il family of
lawyers, aud IS well qualified.
Miss Kate Field was given reception
at Salt Lake City, the other day, by the
Woman's Reli-f Corps of the G.. A. X and
was presented with gold badge set with
diamonds in recognition of her services in
securing anti-Mormon legislation.
Many OF the arguments against woman
suffrage, when boiled down, amount to
this: 9 If women are given equal rights
with men, so nc women will abuse them.
as some men now do Therefore, women
should not Lave equal lights with men,
You ask my reasons for believing in
womans suffrage. 1t seems a first princi-
pie, an axiom, that every householder or
taxpayer should have a voice in electing
those who spend the money we pay, in
GLIDING, as this does, interests the most
vital 10 hum ~ being. = Florence Night
ingale.
Susan Coolidge Miss Woolsey) has built
handsome house III Newport from the
profits of her stories. She is notably fond
of children and parrots. She has an an
Gent bird which parades up and down her
lawn, communing with himself, and visi-
tors say that he quotes yolubly from his
mistresss writings.
Miss Julia Elizabeth Forneret has been
installed as deaconess in the Episcop Il
ChuIch by B shop Potter, of New York.
She is the first deaconess admitted to that
church for nearly 400 years, and the first
one ever created 10 America A deaconess
is not nun. See remains in the world,
but all the while is engaged in chmch
work.
Miss Margare:ta Bowles, who has just
died in Columbia, Tenn was itch, highly
educated and great traveller. She COL
lected, at vast expense, the most valuable
private museum now IN the South. She
has bequeathed this and her library to
the Columbia Institute where for nine
years she has taught gratutiously. engag-
ing al the same time IN extensive chart
ties.
Miss A. G. Baker was sent as a deleg tie
by ST. Luke's Church, Chadd's Ford to the
Pennsylvania Diocesan Convention of the
Episcopal Church. The announcement of
Der name caused surprise in the conven-
ton. 1t was referred to The Committee on
Claims of LaitY 10 Seats, and Chairman
Vim. S. Lane reported that according to
the constitution of the church, the conven-
ton must be composed of the clergymen
and laymen of The diocese. The convcn-
ton taking this view, Miss Baker was de-
clared ineligible When some one asked
the Plymouth Brethren" why the sisters
were not included in the name of their
sect, the answer was: lit is understood
that the brethren embrace the sisters.
This has passed into a standing joke, but
there is good deal of truth in it. When
money is to be raised or discipline to be
administered, the term laymen is always
understood as including laywomen. If this
be so in matters of duty and responsibility
why should it not be the same in matters
of honor and privilege?